Bre Blair, Conor O’Farrell & Demetrius Grosse Cast In NBC Pilot ‘Game of Silence’
Bre Blair (Last Vegas), Conor O’Farrell (CSI) and Demetrius Grosse (Justified, Banshee) are set to co-star opposite David Lyons in NBC’s drama pilot Game Of Silence, from Carol Mendelsohn, David Hudgins and Sony TV. Written by Hudgins based on a Turkish format and directed by Niels Arden Oplev, Game Of Silence centers on Jackson (Lyons), a rising attorney on the brink of success who could lose his perfectly crafted life when his long-lost childhood friends threaten to expose a dark secret from their violent past.
Blair will play the female lead, Jessie, who was in love with Jackson when they were 14. When they were 19, they shared a horrific moment no one else knows about. Jessie is with Gil (Michael Raymond-James) now, but she’s stunned when she suddenly finds herself seeing Jackson again — because of their painful secret, and also because she might still have feelings for him.
O’Farrell plays Roy, the Warden at the boys prison who allowed boys to be exploited for forced labor outside the prison and also for sordid sex parties at his house. Now 65 years old and the lieutenant governor of the state, Roy is corrupt and self-serving, and about to embark on a campaign for Congress. He works closely with Terry (Grosse), who was at the boys prison camp years ago, and who now does a lot of Roy’s dirty work for him.
Bre Blair (Last Vegas), Conor O’Farrell (CSI) and Demetrius Grosse (Justified, Banshee) are set to co-star opposite David Lyons in NBC’s drama pilot Game Of Silence, from Carol Mendelsohn, David Hudgins and Sony TV. Written by Hudgins based on a Turkish format and directed by Niels Arden Oplev, Game Of Silence centers on Jackson (Lyons), a rising attorney on the brink of success who could lose his perfectly crafted life when his long-lost childhood friends threaten to expose a dark secret from their violent past.
Blair will play the female lead, Jessie, who was in love with Jackson when they were 14. When they were 19, they shared a horrific moment no one else knows about. Jessie is with Gil (Michael Raymond-James) now, but she’s stunned when she suddenly finds herself seeing Jackson again — because of their painful secret, and also because she might still have feelings for him.
O’Farrell plays Roy, the Warden at the boys prison who allowed boys to be exploited for forced labor outside the prison and also for sordid sex parties at his house. Now 65 years old and the lieutenant governor of the state, Roy is corrupt and self-serving, and about to embark on a campaign for Congress. He works closely with Terry (Grosse), who was at the boys prison camp years ago, and who now does a lot of Roy’s dirty work for him.
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Erinn Hayes Cast In NBC’s ‘Problem Child’
Childrens Hospital‘s Erinn Hayes is set as the female lead in Problem Child, NBC’s single-camera comedy pilot inspired by the 1990 Universal Pictures/Imagine feature that starred John Ritter and Amy Yasbeck as a couple conned into adopting a troubled 7-year-boy who wreaks havoc in their lives and leaves a path of destruction anywhere he goes. The TV adaptation, written by Scot Armstrong, is described as a family show about the cat-and-mouse game between a set of parents and their brilliant but mischievous child. Hayes has been cast as the mom, a role played in the movie by Yasbeck.
Childrens Hospital‘s Erinn Hayes is set as the female lead in Problem Child, NBC’s single-camera comedy pilot inspired by the 1990 Universal Pictures/Imagine feature that starred John Ritter and Amy Yasbeck as a couple conned into adopting a troubled 7-year-boy who wreaks havoc in their lives and leaves a path of destruction anywhere he goes. The TV adaptation, written by Scot Armstrong, is described as a family show about the cat-and-mouse game between a set of parents and their brilliant but mischievous child. Hayes has been cast as the mom, a role played in the movie by Yasbeck.
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Maggie Grace cast in CBS drama pilot Code Black
Maggie Grace is plotting a return to broadcast TV in a CBS medical drama. The Lost and Taken actress has been cast in Code Black, CBS’ pilot set in one of the busiest ERs in the nation.
Grace plays the ER’s residency director, “a force of nature and a force to be reckoned with.” She joins the recently cast Marcia Gay Harden in the project.
Code Black is described as a medical drama set in the “most notorious ER in the nation where the extraordinary staff struggles in the face of a broken system to protect their ideals and the patients who need them the most.”
Maggie Grace is plotting a return to broadcast TV in a CBS medical drama. The Lost and Taken actress has been cast in Code Black, CBS’ pilot set in one of the busiest ERs in the nation.
Grace plays the ER’s residency director, “a force of nature and a force to be reckoned with.” She joins the recently cast Marcia Gay Harden in the project.
Code Black is described as a medical drama set in the “most notorious ER in the nation where the extraordinary staff struggles in the face of a broken system to protect their ideals and the patients who need them the most.”
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Rila Fukushima Cast In NBC’s ‘Warrior'; Peter Gerety In CBS’ ‘Sneaky Pete’
Rila Fukushima (The Wolverine) has been cast in Warrior, NBC’s magical martial arts drama pilot written/executive produced by David DiGilio, directed by Phillip Noyce and executive produced by Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald. Set in a grounded, contemporary multicultural and sometimes magical milieu, Warrior, from Universal TV, centers on Kai Forrester (Natalie Martinez), a damaged heroine who works undercover with physical and spiritual guidance from a mysterious martial arts master to bring down an international crime lord. Fukushima will play Tasu, Koto’s daughter. In reality, she lies in a coma in her dad’s apartment, but she appears to Kai (Martinez) in her dreams or when she’s unconscious.
Peter Gerety (A Most Violent Year, Prime Suspect) has been cast opposite Margo Martindale in CBS drama pilot Sneaky Pete, written and executive produced by Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston and House creator David Shore for Sony TV. Sneaky Pete centers on a thirty-something con man who, upon leaving prison, takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of a cellmate. “Sneaky Pete” then hides out from his debtors while working for his new “family’s” bail bond business. There he uses his considerable charm and criminal prowess to take down bad guys far worse than himself, partnering with a very attractive female “cousin” who has her suspicions about his real motives. Gerety will play Otto, who with his wife Audrey (Martindale), is trying to keep the family bail bond business afloat when Pete shows up on their door step.
Rila Fukushima (The Wolverine) has been cast in Warrior, NBC’s magical martial arts drama pilot written/executive produced by David DiGilio, directed by Phillip Noyce and executive produced by Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald. Set in a grounded, contemporary multicultural and sometimes magical milieu, Warrior, from Universal TV, centers on Kai Forrester (Natalie Martinez), a damaged heroine who works undercover with physical and spiritual guidance from a mysterious martial arts master to bring down an international crime lord. Fukushima will play Tasu, Koto’s daughter. In reality, she lies in a coma in her dad’s apartment, but she appears to Kai (Martinez) in her dreams or when she’s unconscious.
Peter Gerety (A Most Violent Year, Prime Suspect) has been cast opposite Margo Martindale in CBS drama pilot Sneaky Pete, written and executive produced by Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston and House creator David Shore for Sony TV. Sneaky Pete centers on a thirty-something con man who, upon leaving prison, takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of a cellmate. “Sneaky Pete” then hides out from his debtors while working for his new “family’s” bail bond business. There he uses his considerable charm and criminal prowess to take down bad guys far worse than himself, partnering with a very attractive female “cousin” who has her suspicions about his real motives. Gerety will play Otto, who with his wife Audrey (Martindale), is trying to keep the family bail bond business afloat when Pete shows up on their door step.
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Laura Regan Cast As Agatha In ‘Minority Report’ Fox Pilot
Atlas Shrugged star Laura Regan is joining Fox’s drama pilot Minority Report, a sequel to the Steven Spielberg-directed movie. It is set 10 years after the end of Precrime in D.C. One of the three Precogs, Dash, struggles to lead a “normal” human life, but remains haunted by visions of the future, when he meets a detective, Lara Vega, who is haunted by her past who just might help him find a purpose to his gift.
Regan will play Agatha, the deeply compassionate foster sister of identical twins Dash and Arthur. Like her brothers, she possesses the ability to see into the future, but with more clarity than they can. In the movie, Agatha was one of the main characters, the senior precog, played by Samantha Morton.
Atlas Shrugged star Laura Regan is joining Fox’s drama pilot Minority Report, a sequel to the Steven Spielberg-directed movie. It is set 10 years after the end of Precrime in D.C. One of the three Precogs, Dash, struggles to lead a “normal” human life, but remains haunted by visions of the future, when he meets a detective, Lara Vega, who is haunted by her past who just might help him find a purpose to his gift.
Regan will play Agatha, the deeply compassionate foster sister of identical twins Dash and Arthur. Like her brothers, she possesses the ability to see into the future, but with more clarity than they can. In the movie, Agatha was one of the main characters, the senior precog, played by Samantha Morton.
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Andrew J. West To Play The Lead In CW Pilot ‘Dead People’ From Bad Robot
Coming off a stint on blockbuster AMC drama The Walking Dead, Andrew J. West has landed the lead in another genre project with “dead” in the title: the CW pilot Dead People, from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and Warner Bros. TV. Written/executive produced by Californication creator Tom Kapinos, Dead People centers on Floyd (West), down-on-his-luck, semi-alcoholic but roguishly charming cab driver. After a near-death experience when he is pronounced dead following an accident but is revived two minutes later, Floyd suddenly has the ability to interact with ghosts, including his late ex-wife who he has never gotten over.
Coming off a stint on blockbuster AMC drama The Walking Dead, Andrew J. West has landed the lead in another genre project with “dead” in the title: the CW pilot Dead People, from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and Warner Bros. TV. Written/executive produced by Californication creator Tom Kapinos, Dead People centers on Floyd (West), down-on-his-luck, semi-alcoholic but roguishly charming cab driver. After a near-death experience when he is pronounced dead following an accident but is revived two minutes later, Floyd suddenly has the ability to interact with ghosts, including his late ex-wife who he has never gotten over.
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Aunjanue Ellis Nabs Female Lead in ABC's 'Quantico'
ABC's terror drama Quantico has cast its female lead.
The Help alum Aunjanue Ellis has been tapped to star in the drama pilot from Josh Safran, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The drama centers on a group of young FBI recruits, all with specific reasons for joining, who battle their way through training at the Quantico base in Virginia. As the drama intercuts between their hidden pasts and their present training, it also flashes-forward to the near future, where one of the recruits will turn out to be a sleeper terrorist responsible for the most devastating terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11.
Ellis will star as Miranda, an extremely professional and tough woman who is the director of Quantico and oversees the training of a new group of recruits. Honest to the point of being harsh at times, Miranda never allows her emotions to cloud her judgment, and is able to make difficult decisions — despite dealing with pressures at home. The character has fought hard to become the highest-ranking woman in the FBI, but there's only so far she's been able to go and that fuels her to push even further. In the meantime, she teams with her former partner, Liam O'Connor, now a staff counselor at Quantico, to sift out the best trainee recruits to become the next crop of FBI agents.
ABC's terror drama Quantico has cast its female lead.
The Help alum Aunjanue Ellis has been tapped to star in the drama pilot from Josh Safran, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The drama centers on a group of young FBI recruits, all with specific reasons for joining, who battle their way through training at the Quantico base in Virginia. As the drama intercuts between their hidden pasts and their present training, it also flashes-forward to the near future, where one of the recruits will turn out to be a sleeper terrorist responsible for the most devastating terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11.
Ellis will star as Miranda, an extremely professional and tough woman who is the director of Quantico and oversees the training of a new group of recruits. Honest to the point of being harsh at times, Miranda never allows her emotions to cloud her judgment, and is able to make difficult decisions — despite dealing with pressures at home. The character has fought hard to become the highest-ranking woman in the FBI, but there's only so far she's been able to go and that fuels her to push even further. In the meantime, she teams with her former partner, Liam O'Connor, now a staff counselor at Quantico, to sift out the best trainee recruits to become the next crop of FBI agents.
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Taissa Farmiga & Darrell Britt-Gibson Cast In ABC Pilot ‘LA Crime’
American Horror Story‘s Taissa Farmiga and Darrell Britt-Gibson (The Wire) have been added to the cast of ABC’s drama pilot L.A. Crime, from ABC Studios and Mandeville. The character-driven, “true-crime” procedural, written by Steven Baigelman and directed by Tom Shankland, explores sex, politics and popular culture across various noteworthy eras in Los Angeles history. In Season 1, two LA cops will be searching for a Bonnie & Clyde-esque serial-killing team amidst the coke-infused rock ‘n’ roll, revelry of the 1980s Sunset Strip. Farmiga, whose older sister is actress Vera Farmiga, will play Karen, an aspiring journalist who has a close call with the killer. Britt-Gibson plays Diver, a paparazzo specializing in crime scene photography who uses his connections to fuel sensationalist stories that make their way around LA.
American Horror Story‘s Taissa Farmiga and Darrell Britt-Gibson (The Wire) have been added to the cast of ABC’s drama pilot L.A. Crime, from ABC Studios and Mandeville. The character-driven, “true-crime” procedural, written by Steven Baigelman and directed by Tom Shankland, explores sex, politics and popular culture across various noteworthy eras in Los Angeles history. In Season 1, two LA cops will be searching for a Bonnie & Clyde-esque serial-killing team amidst the coke-infused rock ‘n’ roll, revelry of the 1980s Sunset Strip. Farmiga, whose older sister is actress Vera Farmiga, will play Karen, an aspiring journalist who has a close call with the killer. Britt-Gibson plays Diver, a paparazzo specializing in crime scene photography who uses his connections to fuel sensationalist stories that make their way around LA.
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James Earl Joins ‘Cooper Barrett’s Guide'
James Earl (Gridiron Gang) has been cast in Fox’s comedy pilot Cooper Barrett’s Guide To Surviving Life from 20th Century Fox TV and Gail Berman’s the Jackal Group. Written by Jay Lacopo, Cooper Barrett’s Guide is a 20-something comedy that celebrates the mistakes and misadventures of post college life. Earl will play Cooper Barrett’s roommate Barry.
James Earl (Gridiron Gang) has been cast in Fox’s comedy pilot Cooper Barrett’s Guide To Surviving Life from 20th Century Fox TV and Gail Berman’s the Jackal Group. Written by Jay Lacopo, Cooper Barrett’s Guide is a 20-something comedy that celebrates the mistakes and misadventures of post college life. Earl will play Cooper Barrett’s roommate Barry.
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'Spartacus' Alum Liam McIntyre Boards NBC Drama From Mark Burnett, Roma Downey
Liam McIntyre is going from playing Spartacus to a guardian angel.
The Spartacus alum has been tapped to co-star in NBC drama pilot Unveiled, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The drama follows an ensemble of flawed guardian angels who intervene in the lives of those who find themselves facing crisis in an attempt to restore their faith and, often, save their lives.
McIntyre will play Michael Hunter, a warrior and rebel when it comes to the rules who has been a guardian angel since the beginning. Warn down by years of exposure to human suffering, his approach to interacting with mortals has become harsh and brutally honest. Influenced by his brother Lucas, a fallen angel, Michael sometimes believes their causes to be futile.
Liam McIntyre is going from playing Spartacus to a guardian angel.
The Spartacus alum has been tapped to co-star in NBC drama pilot Unveiled, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The drama follows an ensemble of flawed guardian angels who intervene in the lives of those who find themselves facing crisis in an attempt to restore their faith and, often, save their lives.
McIntyre will play Michael Hunter, a warrior and rebel when it comes to the rules who has been a guardian angel since the beginning. Warn down by years of exposure to human suffering, his approach to interacting with mortals has become harsh and brutally honest. Influenced by his brother Lucas, a fallen angel, Michael sometimes believes their causes to be futile.
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Adam Rodriguez To Co-Star In ABC Pilot ‘Runner’
CSI: Miami alum Adam Rodriguez has been cast as the male lead opposite Paula Patton in ABC‘s drama pilot Runner. Written by Michael Cooney based on the Turkish series Son and directed by Michael Offer, the project, from 20th TV and ABC Studios, centers on Lauren Marks (Patton), a wife and mother who had believed her husband had died in a plane crash, only to discover him alive, well and traveling with a mysterious woman who uses Lauren’s stolen identity. Thrown into a world of secrets and crime, Lauren finds herself running into Mexican cartels and people from her past she had hoped to forget.
Rodriguez plays Troy who is hated by Lauren’s family as he is responsible for the death of her nephew years ago but may be the only person who can help Lauren find her husband.
CSI: Miami alum Adam Rodriguez has been cast as the male lead opposite Paula Patton in ABC‘s drama pilot Runner. Written by Michael Cooney based on the Turkish series Son and directed by Michael Offer, the project, from 20th TV and ABC Studios, centers on Lauren Marks (Patton), a wife and mother who had believed her husband had died in a plane crash, only to discover him alive, well and traveling with a mysterious woman who uses Lauren’s stolen identity. Thrown into a world of secrets and crime, Lauren finds herself running into Mexican cartels and people from her past she had hoped to forget.
Rodriguez plays Troy who is hated by Lauren’s family as he is responsible for the death of her nephew years ago but may be the only person who can help Lauren find her husband.
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'Hemlock Grove's' Dougray Scott to Co-Star in ABC's 'Quantico'
Hemlock Grove star Dougray Scott has found his next gig.
With the Netflix horror drama set for its third and final season later this year, the actor has been tapped to co-star in ABC's Quantico, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
From Gossip Girl's Josh Safran, the drama centers on a group of young FBI recruits, all with specific reasons for joining, who battle their way through training at the Quantico base in Virginia. As the drama intercuts between their hidden pasts and their present training, it also flashes-forward to the near future, where one of the recruits will turn out to be a sleeper terrorist responsible for the most devastating terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11.
Scott will play Liam, a special agent who is a staff counselor at Quantico, where he works with the new agent trainees. He's Miranda's (Aunjanue Ellis) former partner and now her subordinate. He's good at his job but battles depression that stems from a mistake from his past. Despite his mutual fondness with Miranda, they often butt heads.
Hemlock Grove star Dougray Scott has found his next gig.
With the Netflix horror drama set for its third and final season later this year, the actor has been tapped to co-star in ABC's Quantico, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
From Gossip Girl's Josh Safran, the drama centers on a group of young FBI recruits, all with specific reasons for joining, who battle their way through training at the Quantico base in Virginia. As the drama intercuts between their hidden pasts and their present training, it also flashes-forward to the near future, where one of the recruits will turn out to be a sleeper terrorist responsible for the most devastating terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11.
Scott will play Liam, a special agent who is a staff counselor at Quantico, where he works with the new agent trainees. He's Miranda's (Aunjanue Ellis) former partner and now her subordinate. He's good at his job but battles depression that stems from a mistake from his past. Despite his mutual fondness with Miranda, they often butt heads.
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